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Dentis

HardwareDaegu, South KoreaFounded 2005· One of 1636 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Develops dental-specific SLA and DLP 3D printers and photopolymer resins for dental applications including implants, surgical guides, and clear aligners.

CEO / Founder
Gibong Sim (심기봉)
Team Size
201-500
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$7.6M
Latest Round
Strategic Investment
Key Investors
Public

Technology & Products

Key Products

Dental 3D printers (SLA, DLP); Dental photopolymer resins; Dental implants; Surgical LED lights; Clear aligner systems

Technical position · AMPulse analysis

Proprietary dental-focused 3D printing technology optimized for biocompatible materials and high-precision dental applications; integrated digital workflow through acquisitions of software companies.

Patent position

Dentis has 57 patent families filed across all years, placing it between Dentsply Sirona Primeprint with 68 and DIO with 25, and well ahead of MegaGen with 4. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
3 families filed 2022–2024, 22 in 2019–2021
Filed in
KR 82%WO 16%CN 2%
Named competitors, AM patent families
Dentsply Sirona Primeprint 68DIO 25MegaGen 4

57 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Provides integrated digital dentistry solutions combining 3D printing hardware, materials, and software to enable in-house production of custom dental devices, reducing turnaround times and costs compared to outsourcing.

How They Differentiate

Focus on digital dentistry with in-house 3D printing solutions for dental clinics, offering transparent aligner technology 30% cheaper than competitors like Invisalign; ranks 3rd in domestic Korean implant market share.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Dental clinics, dental laboratories, hospitals

Industry Verticals

Dental; Medical

Competitors

Osstem Implant; Dentsply Sirona (Dio); Megagen Implant

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Revenue grew 42.6% YoY to 1.87 billion won (~$1.4M) in Q1 2021; operating profit turnaround to 2.9 billion won (~$2.2M).

Major Milestones

2005: Founded; 2016: Developed first dental-specific SLA 3D printer and resins; 2018: Launched DLP 3D printer; 2020: IPO on KOSDAQ (July 2); 2020: Acquired 51% stake in Diocode (3D digital solution software) and 62% stake in T-ENS (digital dentistry solution company)

Notable Customers

160+ dental clinics (for transparent aligner technology)

https://dentis.co.kr

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
57
Granted
28
Families
57

Leading domains: process (57), equipment (43), application (9)

Filings by year: 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 6

  1. 출력 작업 모니터링 3D 프린터1020240021104 · KR
  2. 3차원 프린터 및 이의 구동 방법1024167940000 · KR
  3. 3D 프린팅 작업을 모니터하는 3D 프린터 및 그의 동작 방법1023586380000 · KR
  4. 3차원 적층체의 경화성능을 향상시키기 위한 자외선 광 경화장치1021932130000 · KR
  5. 복합 구조의 치과용 교정 시트 및 이를 이용한 치과용 교정 장치1028623250000 · KR

Funding rounds

  • Strategic Investment$7.6M2024-08Source: MarketScreener
  • IPOUndisclosed2020-06Source: MarketScreener

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Dentis is a Daegu-based dental 3D printing company that positions itself as an integrated digital dentistry provider. Unlike hardware-only vendors, it combines proprietary SLA and DLP printers, biocompatible photopolymer resins, and software acquired through strategic purchases to enable in-house dental device production. This approach targets the gap between traditional outsourcing to dental labs and the growing demand for faster, lower-cost custom devices.

The company's core technology centers on dental-specific vat photopolymerization printers. It developed its first SLA printer and resins in 2016, followed by a DLP model in 2018. These systems are optimized for high-precision applications such as surgical guides, clear aligners, and implant components. Dentis also offers clear aligner systems priced roughly 30% below Invisalign, a key differentiator in the orthodontic market.

Dentis serves dental clinics, laboratories, and hospitals, with over 160 clinics using its transparent aligner technology. It ranks third in domestic Korean implant market share behind Osstem Implant and Dentsply Sirona. Partnerships with Medit, Chinese intraoral scanner firms, and software company TNS support its digital workflow. The company went public on KOSDAQ in July 2020 and reported 42.6% revenue growth in Q1 2021.

A key strategic moat is its vertically integrated hardware-materials-software stack, built partly through acquisitions of Diocode and T-ENS. However, competition from larger dental conglomerates and the need to expand beyond Korea remain open questions. Dentis's ability to maintain cost advantages while scaling internationally will determine its long-term position in the dental AM market.